Registered Nurses

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Registered nurses
— National
U.S.:	$56,880
— by State
AL:	$48,840
AK:	$60,820
AZ:	$56,280
AR:	$48,620
CA:	$70,430
CO:	$56,340
CT:	$61,990
DE:	$58,260
DC:	$59,130
FL:	$53,190
GA:	$52,430
HI:	$65,490
ID:	$49,460
IL:	$53,470
IN:	$50,020
IA:	$45,330
KS:	$46,990
KY:	$50,370
LA:	$50,950
ME:	$52,840
MD:	$67,330
MA:	$66,250
MI:	$57,190
MN:	$60,500
MS:	$48,460
MO:	$50,650
MT:	$48,460
NE:	$50,000
NV:	$59,660
NH:	$53,340
NJ:	$63,070
NM:	$54,380
NY:	$63,010
NC:	$51,970
ND:	$48,110
OH:	$53,150
OK:	$47,200
OR:	$60,270
PA:	$54,040
RI:	$58,400
SC:	$52,060
SD:	$47,500
TN:	$51,250
TX:	$54,810
UT:	$52,490
VT:	$50,060
VA:	$54,480
WA:	$62,220
WV:	$48,340
WI:	$55,060
WY:	$48,210
GU:	$48,080
PR:	$24,270
VI:	$44,990
— by NAICS Industry Sector
21	$51,440
22	$58,280
23	$53,570
31-33	$52,580
42	$56,650
44-45	$51,680
48-49	$51,260
51	$55,160
52	$56,930
53	$48,320
54	$59,520
55	$56,000
56	$64,300
61	$48,380
62	$56,750
71	$49,490
72	$57,440
81	$49,610
92	$58,330
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for registered nurses.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section